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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Mar 3

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

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Feeder Cattle receipts

192 head

▼ 320 vs last sale 512▼ 104 vs year ago 296 · −35.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 70▼ 24 vs year ago 82 · −29.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold weak on a light test. Slaughter Cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower and Slaughter Bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.37/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$136.37

97 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$4.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.88

vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	631	137.17	865	79
Medium and Large 2	495	132.89	657	18thin

One grade step is worth $4.28/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale97 hd

136.37

—

UT average3 barns · 483 hd

142.25

−5.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,721	90.34	1,555	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	62.54	826	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,551	59.40	921	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	56.45	566	3thin

Every lot

35 lots · USDA AMS · 'R' Livestock Connection - Monroe, UT

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	375	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	523	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	571	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	397	130.49/cwt	129.00–135.00	518	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	577	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	154.42/cwt	152.00–156.00	656	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	153.52/cwt	151.00–156.00	775	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	709	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	131.67/cwt	131.50–132.00	794	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	127.58/cwt	127.00–133.00	859	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	127.92/cwt	124.00–129.00	938	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	120.97/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,000	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	147.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	679	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	126.49/cwt	121.00–131.00	605	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	764	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	122.52/cwt	119.00–123.50	758	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	119.86/cwt	116.00–120.25	823	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	719	102.25/cwt	101.00–106.00	735	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	142.45/cwt	135.00–150.00	531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,303	78.67/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,025	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,560	2
Bulls	—	—	1,978	96.88/cwt	96.00–97.50	1,916	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	56.45/cwt	54.50–59.00	566	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	62.54/cwt	59.50–64.25	826	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	51.75/cwt	51.75–51.75	745	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	60.75/cwt	57.00–64.50	954	17

This sale against other markets

Utah weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Utah auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

'R' Livestock Connection - Monroe, UT

Wed Mar 3, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Salt Lake City, UT (AG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 512Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 70Year ago 82

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold weak on a light test. Slaughter Cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower and Slaughter Bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	397	129.00–135.00	130.49
6	—	603	131.50–132.00	131.67
1	—	590	131.00	131.00
2	—	508	139.50	139.50
2	—	470	137.00	137.00
2	—	423	135.00–138.00	136.49
1	—	305	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	505	151.00–156.00	153.52
27	—	733	124.00–129.00	127.92
3	—	827	120.00–123.00	120.97
8	—	425	152.00–156.00	154.42
19	—	630	140.00	140.00
2	—	383	149.00	149.00
2	—	325	161.00	161.00
10	—	673	127.00–133.00	127.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	687	116.00–120.25	119.86
12	—	546	140.00	140.00
8	—	619	119.00–123.50	122.52
1	—	385	144.00	144.00
1	—	430	147.00	147.00
5	—	459	145.00–150.00	147.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	101.00–106.00	102.25
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
1	—	850	105.00	105.00
5	—	478	121.00–131.00	126.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	142.00	142.00
2	—	373	135.00–150.00	142.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	77.00–81.00	78.67
2	—	1,705	91.00–92.00	91.50
5	—	1,978	96.00–97.50	96.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,321	59.50–64.25	62.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	51.75	51.75
17	—	1,570	57.00–64.50	60.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	54.50–59.00	56.45

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.